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INSIDE The O b)iigLQiyp(0)s n :aa Volume 65 Issue 39 wsusignpost.com Wednesday, November 6, 2002 Men's basketball plays EA All-Stars Southwest, See page 7 v' v Vvv u An outline for the future of campus construction is set Win? VJ W I 'We hadn't done a master plan in 20 years, so it needed to be done." Brandy A. Lee managing editor The Signpost While Weber State University's programs have been thriving, the buildings are falling apart. To fix this problem WSU hired Gould Evan's Associates in Salt Lake City to create a master plan for campus. This plan is a 15-20 year outlook on what WSU could do to make the campus more aesthetically pleasing. "We hadn't done a master plan in 20 years, so it needed to be done," President F. Ann Millner said. While the master plan identifies places for - F. Ann Millner WSU president new buildings and improvements, it also identifies weak points on the campus. Certain buildings are in such poor shape that it would cost more to renovate than to build a new building. The residence halls south of the play fields are such buildings. Promontory Tower, which was built in 1968, has problems with the air conditioning chillers, ceilings and insulation. "It has a lot of problems as far as renovation is concerned," Tom VanCleave, assistant director of Facilities Management, said. "It would be expensive." See Plan page 3 u u K fi fS? nop l"C3. O 1 Mft'ri i f .... 1 .-ilUi-r . I I 1 I 1 1 1 I t I u .J .... - a 2 The campus master plan lays out future construction regarding the school for the next 20 years. 1 1 . I ' ' . i - i -r . . 1 .. 1 VV-- i.: ; :' I L , ' -4 ; - J 'i . ' :' !-.' r': -?. ., i V. M-.V-., Nontraditional travel Stiulents gather arounJ tho Stow art Tnwcr tiu-inj rr.i.iili.ir.ai part of the week's actix itos. a raffle is heir. In id I'm Unic": . v r. and dinner. for one student By Mike Mitchell special assignments The Signpost Even without a red carpet, Weber State University welcomes royalty. WSU student Bei Aixinjuclo comes from the last familial dynasty to rule China. Her great-grandfather, Aixinjuclo Pa Yi, was the last emperor before the current communist government replaced the old system. Even though her family ruled China from the 1 600s to the early l()00s,she said she does not see herself as above anyone else. "I'm a normal student and a normal Chinese girl,"Aiinjuelo said. "This is just inside my heart. 1 know w ho I am. 1 know 1 have to work verv hard to give respect to my ancestors." Aixinjuclo was born in Beijing hut did not grow up in the Forbidden City, her family's palace. The complex, now a tourist attraction, lias more than 9.000 rooms and was so named K..uise comsm-ner w ere not iT.HKil.i'.her " as the l..st to iivj u t . i , Bei Aixinjuclo "The sad thing is, the last time my greatgrandfather u 'nl back to the forbidden City, which is his home, his palace, he had to hu-a ticket." Bei Aixnijtn.-Ki z z z

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INSIDE The O b)iigLQiyp(0)s n :aa Volume 65 Issue 39 wsusignpost.com Wednesday, November 6, 2002 Men's basketball plays EA All-Stars Southwest, See page 7 v' v Vvv u An outline for the future of campus construction is set Win? VJ W I 'We hadn't done a master plan in 20 years, so it needed to be done." Brandy A. Lee managing editor The Signpost While Weber State University's programs have been thriving, the buildings are falling apart. To fix this problem WSU hired Gould Evan's Associates in Salt Lake City to create a master plan for campus. This plan is a 15-20 year outlook on what WSU could do to make the campus more aesthetically pleasing. "We hadn't done a master plan in 20 years, so it needed to be done," President F. Ann Millner said. While the master plan identifies places for - F. Ann Millner WSU president new buildings and improvements, it also identifies weak points on the campus. Certain buildings are in such poor shape that it would cost more to renovate than to build a new building. The residence halls south of the play fields are such buildings. Promontory Tower, which was built in 1968, has problems with the air conditioning chillers, ceilings and insulation. "It has a lot of problems as far as renovation is concerned," Tom VanCleave, assistant director of Facilities Management, said. "It would be expensive." See Plan page 3 u u K fi fS? nop l"C3. O 1 Mft'ri i f .... 1 .-ilUi-r . I I 1 I 1 1 1 I t I u .J .... - a 2 The campus master plan lays out future construction regarding the school for the next 20 years. 1 1 . I ' ' . i - i -r . . 1 .. 1 VV-- i.: ; :' I L , ' -4 ; - J 'i . ' :' !-.' r': -?. ., i V. M-.V-., Nontraditional travel Stiulents gather arounJ tho Stow art Tnwcr tiu-inj rr.i.iili.ir.ai part of the week's actix itos. a raffle is heir. In id I'm Unic": . v r. and dinner. for one student By Mike Mitchell special assignments The Signpost Even without a red carpet, Weber State University welcomes royalty. WSU student Bei Aixinjuclo comes from the last familial dynasty to rule China. Her great-grandfather, Aixinjuclo Pa Yi, was the last emperor before the current communist government replaced the old system. Even though her family ruled China from the 1 600s to the early l()00s,she said she does not see herself as above anyone else. "I'm a normal student and a normal Chinese girl,"Aiinjuelo said. "This is just inside my heart. 1 know w ho I am. 1 know 1 have to work verv hard to give respect to my ancestors." Aixinjuclo was born in Beijing hut did not grow up in the Forbidden City, her family's palace. The complex, now a tourist attraction, lias more than 9.000 rooms and was so named K..uise comsm-ner w ere not iT.HKil.i'.her " as the l..st to iivj u t . i , Bei Aixinjuclo "The sad thing is, the last time my greatgrandfather u 'nl back to the forbidden City, which is his home, his palace, he had to hu-a ticket." Bei Aixnijtn.-Ki z z z